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Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES, GLASGOW 2014 S. NAME OF THE SHOOTER EVENTS DATE OF EVENTS PERFORMANCE IN REMARKS NO CWG DELHI 2010 1 ABHINAV BINDRA AIR RIFLE 25 th July 2014 SILVER MEDAL Gold Medal in Beijing Olympics 2008 GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS Participated in Olympics 2012 2 RAVI KUMAR AIR RIFLE 25 th July 2014 - First Participation in Commonwealth Games 3 HEENA SIDHU AIR PISTOL 25 th July 2014 SILVER MEDAL Gold Medal in 7 th Asian Airgun Championship 2014 GOLD MEDAL IN Silver Medal in ISSF World PAIRS Cup, USA 2014 World No. 1 ranking in Air Pistol event in 2014 Participated in Olympics 2012 4 MALAIKA GOEL AIR PISTOL 25 th July 2014 - Bronze Medal in 7 th Asian Airgun Championship 2014 in Youth category 5 ARTI SINGH RAO SKEET 25 th July 2014 - 6 MAIRAJ AHMAD KHAN SKEET 25 th & 26 th July 2014 16 th Position 7 BABA PS BEDI SKEET 25 th & 26 th July 2014 - First Participation in Commonwealth Games 8 P.N. PRAKASH AIR PISTOL 26 th July 2014 - Bronze Medal in ISSF World Cup, Korea 2013 9 OM PRAKASH AIR PISTOL 26 th July 2014 - 10 AYONIKA PAUL AIR RIFLE 26 th July 2014 - Bronze Medal in ISSF World Cup, Maribor 2014 11 APURVI CHANDELA AIR RIFLE 26 th July 2014 - First Participation in Commonwealth Games 12 RAHI SARNOBAT 25 M SPORTS PISTOL 26 th July 2014 SILVER MEDAL Gold Medal in ISSF World Cup, Korea 2013 GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS 13 ANISA SAYYED 25 M SPORTS PISTOL 26 th July 2014 GOLD MEDAL GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS 14 MOHD ASAB DOUBLE TRAP 27 th July 2014 - First Participation in Commonwealth Games 15 ANKUR MITTAL DOUBLE TRAP 27 th July 2014 - First Participation in Commonwealth Games 16 VARSHA VARMAN DOUBLE TRAP 27 th July 2014 - First Participation in Commonwealth Games 17 SHREYASI SINGH TRAP 27 th July 2014 6th Position DOUBLE TRAP 28 th July 2014 18 SEEMA TOMAR TRAP 28 th July 2014 9th Position 19 JITU RAI FREE PISTOL 28 th July 2014 - Silver Medal in ISSF World Cup, Maribor 2014 in Free Pistol event Gold and Silver Medal in ISSF World Cup Munich and Maribor 2014 in Air Pistol event World No. 1 ranking in Air Pistol event in 2014 20 GURPAL SINGH FREE PISTOL 28 th July 2014 - 21 MEENA 50 M PRONE 28 th July 2014 7th Position BRONZE MEDAL IN PAIRS 22 JOYDEEP KARMAKAR 50 M PRONE 28 th July 2014 - 4th Position in London Olympics 2012 23 GAGAN NARANG 50 M PRONE 28 th July 2014 GOLD MEDAL Bronze medal in Air Rifle men event in London Olympics 2012 GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS 50 M 3 POSITION 29 th July 2014 10 th Position 24 LAJJA GAUSWAMI 50 M PRONE 28 th July 2014 6th Position Silver Medal in ISSF World Cup, Spain 2013 in 50 M 3 SILVER MEDAL IN Position category PAIRS 50 M 3 POSITION 29 th July 2014 25 VIJAY KUMAR RAPID FIRE PISTOL 28 th & 29 th July 2014 GOLD MEDAL Silver Medal in London Olympics 2012 GOLD MEDAL IN PAIRS 26 HARPREET SINGH RAPID FIRE PISTOL 28 th & 29 th July 2014 - Individual Gold Medal and Gold Medal in Pairs in Centre Fire Pistol event in Commonwealth Games held at New Delhi in 2010. 27 MANAVJIT SINGH TRAP 28 th & 29 th July 2014 BRONZE MEDAL Participated in Olympics 2012 SANDHU TEAM SILVER IN Gold Medal in ISSF World Cup, PAIRS USA 2014 28 MANSHER SINGH TRAP 28 th & 29 th July 2014 6th Position TEAM SILVER IN PAIRS 29 SANJEEV RAJPUT 50 M 3 POSITION 29 th July 2014 - Participated in Olympics 2012 30 ELIZABETH KOSHY 50 M 3 POSITION 29 th July 2014 - First Participation in Commonwealth Games .
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